alboche

\al.bɔʃ\

/\al.bɔʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“alboche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Allemand.

Corpus desk

Index FR-alboche · alboche · French

alboche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for alboche
PropertyValue
Headwordalboche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\al.bɔʃ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « alboche » en français

albochereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alboche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.bɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Allemand.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alboche, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is alboche, spelled A-L-B-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Allemand.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alboche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — Ah, les Alboches, ils veulent la guerre ? Eh bien, on va la leur faire voir la guerre !
  2. Ce n’est pas au moment où la France, privée depuis trop longtemps de la vigilance du général Boulanger au ministère de la guerre, se voit de nouveau en butte aux provocations sournoises des Alboches, qu’il convient de se laisser aller à un sentiment de rancune personnelle.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alboche"?
"alboche" is spelled A-L-B-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \al.bɔʃ\.
What does "alboche" mean?
As a noun, "alboche" means: Allemand.
How do you pronounce "alboche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alboche" is \al.bɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alboche" come from?
"alboche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list